smoking ban in uk

[Andrew]

what is every1s view on the smoking ban i myself am an ex smoker 2yrs without a fag i wouldn't want be hit wth the fine witch is going to from ?100 to ?1000.

so please discuss as this new law is going to change so many lifes

[Oliv3r]

I voted maybe, I don't do it but think making people stop or fine them isn't the right way to go.

[Fernip]

I think its great i'm asthmatic and i hate it wen i go to the pub and the next day is spent coughing and taking my inhaler its not a moment too soon

[Daniel]

erm its not to hinder people, its saving their lifes. think about it.

[Lano]

we have a public smoking ban here in norway (not allowed to smoke inside on public places).

It's wonderful!

[Richard]

I agree with it. If smokers wanna smoke then they should leave, Its unfair on Non-smokers.

[jonnyw86]

im not lookin forward tto the ban at all. its gonna b well weird not bein able 2 ave a fag with ur pint in the local. prob gonna help me cut down a bit tho cos im gonaa bsik of havin 2 get up n down every half hour or so for a fag . lol

[Talvon]

It'll be good for me, but I can see why other people would be annoyed, but it's a lot fairer on everyone else who doesn't want passive cancer :P

[trrnce]

stopping people smoking in public places is great. there's a new smoke free bar opened up by me. its been open a couple of months and it still smells of carpet! marvellous

i did hear that a bloke got an order from the council to stop smoking in his own house! a while back, because his neighbour complained about the smell :-\ now that's wrong

[robfromplymouth]

I am a non-smoker so for me it's fantastic. I can't wait to spend a bit more time going out and not having to worry about the health problems. Or the smell of my clothes at the end of the night!

[leespud]

i voted yes, im a smoker, but only really smoke much when out and about, i feel this ban may help me kick the habit as it will stop me having 75% of my smokes

[jonnyw86]

there only like another 2 months till smoking is banned in wales now, not lookin forward 2 it that much now

[Peter]

I'm a non-smoker, and I'd also agree that its a good idea.
My college had a huge panic attack the first time this was mentioned in parliament, imagine being the principal and having to enforce new smoking bans within college grounds to around 1000 16-18 year-olds.
I don't think the increasing of the minimum age at which it is legal to buy cigarettes will help, as with the current legislation, I know people who started smoking at age 9. They'll find their way around it somehow.
It also means that people will be driven outside to smoke (even more so than now) and so it'll be fun watching them on rainy days. ;D

[smehta]

I am a non-smoker and it really annoys me that when i come home home from an evening out my cloths smell of smoke.
I ent over to Dublin recentley and reallly enjoyed the night out as the air was not poluted around me,and if people wanted to smoke they had to outside .

[nashano1]

I agree with it. If smokers wanna smoke then they should leave, Its unfair on Non-smokers.


trust you to put that try telling that to jess and all you other friends that smoke.
i think that ppl should be considerate of non smokers and also the other way around.
did you know in 59 days its effective for staff in residental homes i work in one and i dont smoke but i do feal for my co workers, as they will have to stand out side.
id rather them smoke inside and if i didnt like as im the minority i would leave the room and its true non smokers are the minority, as the nhs wouldnt be so desperate for ppl to quit.

sorry for that. my rant is now over.

[niall0]

the smoking ban has been around in Ireland for a few years now and i think it works pretty well

[msl1962]

Good idea, much nicer to go out to eat etc...

[jasmouse]

i dunno how anyone can defend smoking in public places, i shouldn't have to inhale smoke if i don't want to. this ban has been a long time coming in my opinion.

[OncologyScrubs]

I was debating between putting maybe and yes.

Yes because smoking is the number one cause of cancer in the entire world. If I'm not statistically accurate, it's a pretty close second. Well as you see I work with cancer patients. So I see the damage it could do. When a person smokes, it doesn't really give that person any benefits. I know it's a good stress reliever, but no amount of relaxation is worth getting cancer for... trust me, I know!

However, I was thinking "maybe" coz I'm quite liberal as far as the whole do what you want thing. I think people should be able to do whatever they want to do, as long as they're told of the consequences of their actions and make an informed decision, and of course if their actions won't result in someone else getting harmed.

Ultimately, I picked no because second hand smoke is harmful to others, and especially to kids.

One more thing, in my opinion though, if a person was a smoker and got sick. They should naturally not be allowed to be treated in a hospital. Especially if they persist to smoke while in the hospital. I mean it's an absolute waste of resources! I have seen cardiac patients who persists to smoke. Patients who have lung cancer who walks downstairs to the smoking area while they pant along the way. I mean if they were going to continue to smoke, I don't think any amount of treatment is going to make them any better.

[libero_mun]

they recently (in the last few years) banned smoking in all indoor places in NZ and i personally think its awesome, bars/clubs etc have a completely different atmosphere now.

highly recommend it to the rest of the world

[x-train]

I cant wait for it to come into place. The amount of times i go out and come back stinking of smoke, its horrible. We shouldnt all be effected by people who are addicted to smoking.

[rahterdashing]

I had to write an essay about this, and really i dont think its a terrible idea. Its only anywhere that sells food, so sure thats alot of places, but its not the end of the world

[UKLostie]

Yes, smoking should definately be banned :P

[paulgillam]

the world will change.
i once heard however that a lot of the tax that comes from cigs goes into the NHS (in the UK of course). dunno if that's true though.

[Pwnguin]

I think its great i'm asthmatic and i hate it wen i go to the pub and the next day is spent coughing and taking my inhaler its not a moment too soon


I'm also asthmatic but not as bad as that, however I can still feel the effects of the smoke on my lungs and it's horrible so I agree that there should be a ban.

[L0W]

I was evacuated from the Wembley Plaza the other evening. The fire alarms went off, several hundred Chinese and French schoolchildren were screaming in panic as they left the building, 2 units from the local fire brigade came and everyone got drenched and cold in the pouring rain. Swimmers from the pool had to come out with a towel. Why? A smoker had decided to light up in the bathroom thinking they could evade the 'no-smoking' rule. It is hard for a non-smoker to even begin to imagine what could have been going through the smokers mind that meant it was ok for them to wreak such havoc on what could have been a pleasant evening for several hundred people.

[gosso]

They should ban drinking as they cause far more damage than smokers... >:(
I hate drunk people :o

[antenna]

Patients who have lung cancer who walks downstairs to the smoking area while they pant along the way. I mean if they were going to continue to smoke, I don't think any amount of treatment is going to make them any better.


My great-uncle had terminal lung cancer and was advised not to give up smoking by his doctor as the shock of giving up would kill him quicker than the cancer. It was still right to give him treatment though, if only to make him more comfortable in the final few weeks. After all, it may be a smoking related illness but that doesn't mean the smoking caused it, people who have never smoked get lung cancer too.

Not trying to start a fight though, just my opinion based on personal experience.

Smoking should still be banned though. Not sure how the NHS will cope though, smokers put far more money into it than smoking related illnesses cost. Overweight people cost the NHS far more, should we refuse them treatment, increase taxes on cakes? ;D

[yamms_schmitz]

was this posted by a smoker. i would interested to know

[yoyoman]

Its a very good idea! In france its prohibited for 1 month!

[antenna]

was this posted by a smoker. i would interested to know


If you are referring to my post, then no I am not a smoker but two of my relatives have died from lung cancer, one who never gave up smoking and one who had given up for almost 20 years so it was just my personal experiences and thoughts.

If not, then whoops.

[HotSBoi]

whenever i go out with friends to smoky pubs and clubs, i always seem to crave cigarettes... but i dare say with the smoking ban these cravings will go... hurrrah!

[zebie]

It maybe good or maybe not I went to LA on holiday and it was strange (not strange funny, strange as in different) to see how they handle it over there

[mrvredina]

I don't agree on the general ban... Two comments:

1) force restaurants either to be completely non-smoking or have two different rooms (rooms! not areas) for smokers and non-smokers.
2) leave the pubs alone for Christ sake..You don't go to a concert and then demand silence...and exactly the same - you don't go into a pub and demand smoke-free environment...its part of the atmosphere...its part of the image...its part of the culture...all my non-smoking friends say so..

[misterzeb]

I fink it's a good idea, save taxpayers much NHS costs, stop people unwittingly killing selves.....it's the worst addiction (former smoker!)

[antwn]

Although I like the results it had in Scotland I have to say I am really dissapointed with all those hardcore believers in the smoking ban. If they are interested so much in public health they should be out there in the streets protesting against tobacco companies. It's like the state is leaving smokers die (it's their choice ofcourse) and separates them from non smokers and at the same time doesn't do anything for the companies that sell the potentialy harmfull products. The ban is helpful if you quit and want to stay away from smoke but I haven't seen a single smoker quit because of the ban.

In any case I hope things work out well in the long run.

[OncologyScrubs]

I appreciate antenna's response to my post.

I am not saying that a person that has lung cancer should stop smoking, at least not exactly. Hey, if a person wanted to smoke, he could, I honestly don't care, but just not while he's admitted in the hospital.

If a person already has cancer, quitting smoking isn't gonna make it go away, and continuing it isn't gonna make the cancer grow. I know that, but continuing it isn't gonna make it better either. In fact it's gonna make things worse. Most lung cancer patients have COPD. The more you smoke, the more you can't breathe. It's like plugging up an already cloogged drain.

What I mean is, the nursing staff does not have time to stay with a patient who smokes while he is downstairs puffing away. If the person passes out downstairs because he couldn't breathe anymore, our licenses are the ones that're going to suffer.

As I said, I'm quite liberal about these things, but if one wanted to smoke, he/she should do it on his/her time. So there should be a waiver signed that states that if a smoker was out smoking, and something happened to them, the nursing staff shoudln't be blamed for his/her action. If the person knows the consequences, go ahead.

[hsc]

personally this topic is close to my heart. my lungs close up and i cry if anyone is smoking around me for too long. and most importantly one of my mates got lung and throat cancer, docters said that was due to the effects of smoking, but my friend has never smoked in his life, only he's mates were constant smokers which eventually the passive smoking got the better of him and well, sadly to say he's not here anymore

[dimplesthegood.officially]

i completely agree with the ban and say it's about time. i'm not challenging anyone's right to smoke but i'm much more on the side of having a right to live in an environment where your health is put at risk by the choice of someone else.

i'm also looking forward to going to a pub in england without coming home reeking of cigarettes.

[danny15]

Smoking mings... i dontm ind people doing... jus annoying when you're blatently breathin in their smoke ! used to work on a bad ant twats would sit there jus blowing it my direction while that sat there chattin away... @ least they've started saying no smoking at the bar / no smoking in bars ! plus it's a waste of money... think of all the nice things your mum could've got you if she hadn't spent ?5 a day on ciggies !

[saltyjizz]

smoking rules okay. i could cope with a ban on everywhere except, clubs and pubs. for christ sake when ya clubbing half the people are on E and the other half are looking for it. clubbers expect a smoky environment. its how god intended clubs, nuff drugs, nuff smoke.

[injection]

I think its brilliant I will be finally able to go to pubs, bars and clubs and come out smelling relatively okay!! ;)

[Dj Czar]

This will either make me quit smoking or stop going to the pub

[hegerton]

personally i can't blooming wait for the ban to come in, i mean i'm an ex smoker but i know absolutely hate going to really smokey places, actually makes me feel quite ill sometimes, bring on july or is it june? hmmm

[pigmandan]

I can't decide whether this is a good or bad idea really... on one hand I spose non smokers will be celebrating come July 1st, but I reckon pub owners are gonna lose out on business, coz every time I go to a pub, I NEED to smoke when I drink... I think a lot of people are gonna end up just buying drink from an off license and drinking and smoking at home... but where will it end? They'll probably ban smoking in your own home eventually!

[addz156]

I agree with it. I'm not really confortable with smokers..sory for that

[smithkane]

I'm a chronic social smoker, I'll only smoke when drinking and am offered cigarettes as I rarely buy them. i think the ban will be good for the smell of my clothes, and my health!

[monkey22]

same here man, i crumble under peer pressure...

[webbrclp]

I think the smoking ban is a great idea, France is there as well as many other countries with no problem, wats wrong with helping people stop killing themselves??

[bikez110984]

Yes! I need to give up and this gives me an incentive ;)
Self-centered? Me :P

[DJPease]

i think this is a excellent idea i hate eating and having someone blowing smoke my way it's horrid

[The]

Yes i think its good! (Cause i'm no smoker :D )

[itsaneil]

I can't wait for the ban, although pubs wont smell quite right!

[theroadie]

It cant come too soon, its taken forever to come in and should have beem here long ago. As a nonsmoker, i hate going to pubs and getting smoke blown into my face and coming out reeking of it. I work in a bar too so its a real health hazard to the staff, not to mention having to wash ashtrays every five minutes

[c123321]

Yerr smoking should be banned as people who dont smoke can suffer which is unfair :-\

[Ultra Man]

My plan is to quit by then, if not I'm pretty screwed

[Richard]

Load of people are saying there gonna quit, but its a differnt story when the ban actually starts. lol

[jonnyw86]

instead of smellin smoke in pubs n clubs now, all we will smell is the sweaty odour of smelly people lol

I can't wait for the ban, although pubs wont smell quite right!

[JC]

i cant wait until this ban is introduced. no more smelling of smoke....

[Mato72]

I think it's a good thing

[reye]

I am a smoker, and I feel places like restaurants and such should be able to choose whether they allow smoking.
Like in Spain, there are non-smoking restaurants, smoking, and smoking-friendly places...
As a customer you can choose ...
as a restauranteur you can choose...
as a mixed party going to the restaurant, well, be polite for your company :D

[Charlotteemma]

I am a smoker and i think its a good idea. I have never smoked in restaurants as i think this is unfair to the people sitting around me. It will be really hard when out in a pub/club but i'm hoping this will help me cut down.

Is it still ok to smoke walking down the street? Or are they stopping that too

[Iced_tea]

I am a smoker and i think its a good idea. I have never smoked in restaurants as i think this is unfair to the people sitting around me. It will be really hard when out in a pub/club but i'm hoping this will help me cut down.

i completely agree. what a hate most, is the ignorant/arrogant smokers who just dont care if they effect other people's health.

[DarthSnail]

Smoking is just stupid and makes no sense. It's as simple as that. If it's ever banned outright, who would even bother selling cigarettes illegally? They don't give you a high like other drugs.

Smokers will tell you that smoking has a calming effect. Of course those with obesity will tell you that eating food has the same effect too. Even alcoholics will say the same thing about alcohol. See the connections? They're all addictions.

At the same time, if smoking is being banned because it's bad for peoples health, then why not ban junk food, prescription drugs, meat and dairy products aswell? More people die from heart attacks, cancer and other similar diseases. All of which can mostly be prevented with a decent drug free diet.

[Deadlyscorpion]

I live in NYC, we had a smoke ban a few years ago. I don't really know much about how things used to be since I never smoked, and I didn't hang out at bars, but as far as public places, it's nice not having someone shove their second hand smoke in your face. I think that cities and countries are forced to make bans like this because people stop being polite.

It's polite not to blow your smoke into someone's face, or near where they're walking. It's polite not to smoke around nonsmokers, it's polite not to smoke near children, but people still do these things. Their need to smoke becomes greater than other people's needs, and then the line between self pleasing and politeness blurs.

[lovejoysalegend]

nope, totally against it. as a smoker it vialates my rights

[mat01]

nope, totally against it. as a smoker it vialates my rights


well ill just be glad to be able to drink in a pub and go out without my clothes smelling of stinking smoke!

[Phil]

I'm looking forward to it , no more eating breccy in a cafe with all that smoke hanging around. I go to a great little cafe in Bristol called The Soup and Sandwich sometimes on a Saturday when I'm desperate enough to put up with the smog. When the ban comes in I can go there more often. ;D

[djbunion]

Smokers will tell you that smoking has a calming effect. Of course those with obesity will tell you that eating food has the same effect too. Even alcoholics will say the same thing about alcohol. See the connections? They're all addictions.



Freind of mine started smoking because of the calming effect when he worked on a fishing boat, there is an initial benifit to cigarettes, it's just quickly surpased by addiction.

[Ikey]

i think its a great idea, its Healthy

[spikymarkw]

i dont care if someone wants to ruin their life, but passive smoking is disguisting and a realy problem.... not to mention the strain on the NHS

[rob2]

Got to be a good thing ........ IT STINKS.

[emoloz]

It stinks and now we na eat food in a smoke free enviormemt.

[louisee]

but all that stuff isnt really fair, i mean you have to respect those who want to smoke. i mean they can **** off doing it around people who dont wanna be around it, but they cant just be forced to stop doing something they enjoy.

[andy215]

I don't like it when people smoke in bars it's not gd for heath.

[mattuk]

I'm totally for the ban. People can do what they want in private, but in public something that has been proven to cause serious harm to people and people around them shouldn't be allowed. Not to mention that it smells disgusting.....

[NottsFinest]

to b honest i smoke and i think its a gud idea. also it will help ppl quit

[maxine13]

theres already a ban in edinburgh where i go to uni but when im back home i hate going out to pubs a clubd because people show no consideration and blow smoke in your face and you go home stinking of smoke! you can definately tell the difference

[carrisimo]

when i lived in england, i smoked, especially when i went out. but when i got back to the states, both places i lived in had public smoking bans. at first, it was annoying to have to go outside to light up, but then, it got so annoying, i just didn't do it. a good way to stop a bad habit. and now that i don't smoke (very much, at least), i really appreciate not smelling of smoke and being able to enjoy dinner without all the nastiness in the air.

so, i say, suck it up. it'll save your life. you'll get over the uncomfortableness of it in a while.

and have you heard about all the companies who are firing people for smoking? it's costing them too much in health insurance, so they hire therapists and trainers for their employees. in the end it saves money and lives. (that sounded preachy, sorry)

[carrisimo]

nope, totally against it. as a smoker it vialates my rights


what about our rights to live in a clean, healthy environment? or children's rights to not be breathing in the second hand smoke? if it's harmful TO OTHER PEOPLE, you've lost the right to do it, at least in a way that makes it harmful to other people.

would you drink and drive? would you throw trash into a river? maybe you would, since you can't seem to see that your habit (yes, habit, as in addiction, not hobby) has negative effects on those around you. so, do it in your car, in your house, in the park, and on the street. but if it's going to affect other people, then you are infringing on their rights. and their right to a healthy environment is way surpassed by your right to enjoy your addiction.

[pietja27]

its stupid to forbiden something what people will make anyway

[complex]

i don't smoke myself, but it will be nice coming home from the pub without stinking of smoke ;)

[reliance]

this is bad... but it will increase my life span ;)

[fly_zapper]

To be honest i really can't wait, its gonna be so great going down the pub without having to come home smelling of smoke, i jus can't stand smoking, it's just disgusting, bring on JULY woooooooooo.

[xfadexoutx]

from the point of veiw that i work in a pub it will be brilliant, not more sore throats at the end of shifts or cleaning out dirty ash trays.

but it will annoy me having to trek outside a club to have a smoke when im out =(

[Juno Blaster]

It's a great idea. Works great in Ireland and comes in in N.Ireland later in April. Am not looking forward to standing outside a pub on a rainy evening. I'll get soaked.

[bigP]

i myself smoke, but i do agree with the ban
why should all the non smoking people have to breath our second hand smog
i hated the smell when i didnt smoke, it must be quite harsh for non smokers
going to the pub for a few hours, must be like smoking 10 cigys anywayz lol
plus it is a completely rubbish habit, not recommended to any1

[zoodoo]

Smoking should be banned! It is the same as someone ****ing in a swimming pool while ur there...

[Baker1000]

Whoo hoo, Smoke free UK! Why do people smoke? Waste of money, makes you smell, gives you cancer... the list is endless. It doesn't make you look 'cool'

[daveg344]

Yeah, I love go going out and stuff and laying back in a pub, but I hate coming out stinking of smoke, makes me feel dirty and drys out my throat :\

[adamCCC]

voted yes, im sick of other people smoke in my face when out in bars etc

[Andy_Cool]

I think people ought to be shown the ill-effects of smoking & then let them decide. but ban can be in public places

[pieter]

I'm a smoker and in belgium it's prohibited to smoke in restaurants, fine with me
but I am against a complete a complete somking prohibition

[davew]

Carnt see how this is guna work in pubs and nightclubs when u get drunk people thell just spark up anyway

[kinglasgow]

I'm in Scotland the ban has been in place for over a year keep it like that.

[dreamer123]

id like for cigarrete to be banned of the entire planet. when will humanity realize its hurting itself?

[darkness88]

*Non-smoker against the smoking ban*

Whatever happened to free will? If people want to smoke, let them smoke. Just like you have the choice to smoke or not. I do believe that people need to be considerate though. If there are children around, I trust smokers to move somewhere else. If someone is smoking around me, I appreciate it when they move somewhere downwind so I don't get 2nd hand smoke. And if they don't, I'll willingly move somewhere else. It's nothing to get into a fight about.

There was this one time where a guy was smoking at my bus stop and it was raining. Then a lady with a baby carriage came to the bus stop, but I don't think she wanted to come in under the cover. So I asked him if he could stop smoking for a bit or go on the other side of the the stop so that the lady with the baby could come in. I didn't want to make either of them go out in the rain. So he kindly stubbed out his cigarette, saying he understood :)

Smokers aren't idiots. They understand the risks and they still do it. It's their choice. My boss is a lot nicer after having a smoke :P

Rather than a smoking ban, I think designated 'non-smoking' areas are good. And if there are smoking areas inside, the air circulation should be kept at a good level.

[kellolio]

Voted yes, hate going into places where people are smoking, it's not fair on the people who choose not to smoke

[Slave]

I disagree with it on principle. It's just yet another way that this labour government is able to control the masses. The term Nanny State gets bandied around a hell of a lot, but now i can truly say we are so far down that path it's not even funny any more. Roll on 1984...

[bra-tac]

I agree with you on Labour's nanny state ..... and it's local elections day so guess who I'm not voting for.
But a blanket smoking ban had to come due to the stress on the health service.
Doesn't the ban only cover cigarettes and not smoking tobacco & roll-up paper or even cigars ?
So the kiddies & junkies will still be doing roll ups.

[zinath]

what i hate is, because of no smoking rules within buildings, whenever there's a break people gather in hordes (and i mean hordes) just outside the main doors to buildings to smoke. so when people try to leave the building they are greeted by huge masses of people and loads and loads of cigarette smoke. and it's so hard to weave your way through all those people.

[darthij]

i voted yes because it will help som many people quite smoking it, i will improve the night out expereince and if anyone has the desire to smoke they can go outside in the fresh air..and rain..and snow[br]Posted on: May 04, 2007, 09:03:02 AM________________________________________________ _

[quote=Richard ]
I agree with it. If smokers wanna smoke then they should leave, Its unfair on Non-smokers.


if i didnt like as im the minority i would leave the room and its true non smokers are the minority, as the nhs wouldnt be so desperate for ppl to quit.

The NHS is so desperate for people to quite becasue it costs them millions each year to treat smokers-in the perfect world smokers wouldnt be treated, and non-smkers are not in the minority in any way there are far more non smokers than there are smokers

[SweetahZ]

I would support a smoking ban, personally. I mean I can't take the smell, and people blowing their fume in my face is just not acceptable.

[mjhunt59]

i think most places providing a smoking room or area would have been sufficient if it was properly ventilated however it will be good to go out and not have to wash clothes purely because they smell of smoke

[pjg]

Voted yes, ban has been in place in Scotland for well over a year now and things have settled down. It is generally accepted and well received.

[wellsie]

I can't wait for the ban to take effect in the UK. I was in Glasgow last week and it was awesome not being subjected to smoke filled bars! I couln't believe what a difference it made to the atmosphere. What's more, I got up the morning after and I didn't have to deal with stinking clothes.

ROLL ON JULY 1st!

ex-smoker - 18-months without a cig!

[lawless]

For the most part I agree with it however I think it was too strict. I'm a non-smoker but even I feel the government is going too far by not allowing private members clubs to smoke.

[IceChris]

I don't really feel the benefit of this, since I usually go out with smokers so we end up sitting outside if its a nice day and i still get the smoke around me.

[two sheds]

Giving up was one of things I ever did...........but each to there own

[Br44k]

Lol
I hate smoke :S
I agree to ban smoking in all country =0
Save the world ! XD

[aamarques]

I would like to see a law like the one u have in UK here in Portugal... But that brings a lot of controversy... people aren't just able to quit smoking in public spaces... people should understand that in some kind of way they're afecting other people health... i'm @ medic school here and i sure know the prejudices of smoking... and i'm not just talking about dying or cancer...

[mimi]

We've had the smoking ban in Wales since April 2nd. I thought I would find it really hard not being able to smoke in public places but it hasn't really affected me. In fact, I've cut down.
The only thing that really bothers me is that I'm not allowed outside for a fag on my break at work. Because it is a paid break then I'm not allowed to leave the premises which I think is totally unfair on those of us that smoke. Other than that the ban seems more of a good thing than bad.

[jimmybob]

i think its a great idea, i hate smoke when your eating and stuff. over here in Northern Ireland the ban has already started and i think it is good.
funny watching all the smokers standing outside in the rain to smoke!! ;D

[angryredfluff]

we should be allowed to do wateva we wnt and that includes smoking and it does feel v nice

[preecey]

Here in Wales we've had the ban since April 2nd.

And I must admit, all the pubs I have been to recently have become much busier than when smoking was allowed.

So I ignore the people who say it has an effect on their business, because it blatantly isn't true! More people are now going out because they know they don't have to inhale carcinogenic fumes any more.

[Sara84]

I'm glad, it should have happened years ago.
Why should non-smokers have to inale other people smoke, now I'll be able to eat in confort in cafes and such without getting a mouthfull of second hand smoke.

[blgrnboy]

We've had a smoking ban here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but only the in Hennepin county, where most of the night-clubs and bars are. It does feel better, but forces bussineses like Shisha (Hookah) Lounges our of bussiness. Unless in the UK that ban is more specific to Cigarettes only. Here it's Tobacco in general.

[JonnyBoy]

I for one am sooo looking forward to the ban as I go out on average 5 times a week and I just hate that smell on clothes so much and I do feel like I'm dying an early death with all the passive smoking.

[johncox88]

It's awesome here in Scotland not being stuck in smoky pubs and clubs. But you get lots of people clogging up the doorway and street outside the pubs.

[jnb123]

Can't wait for hit, hate smokers who make ME smell like shite and give me disease wen i never asked for it!

[Spike6663]

Even as a smoker, I'm quite happy about the ban. I know it's a dirty habit, but it isn't one that should be forced on other people.

[jumpingjackfrost]

well im a smoker...but i think that ban is ok. because passive smoking is so dangerous for people who dont smoke. its not fair to expose these folks with something they dont want.

[reala101]

Definatley voted yes, I love the law in place, specially up here in scotland, breath of fresh air finally!

[sammyislost]

yes definetely! looking forward to it.

[Chasteleth]

I agree with the smoking ban, particularly the banning of smoking in workplaces.

[mont4nis]

I think it's a disgrace. You can easily allow staff to sign contracts accepting their subjection to smoke and further have smoking only establishments. The government receives huge revenue from smokers then treats them like criminals. In some areas they won't allow hosp treatments to smokers, yet a large proportion of cigarette tax sustains the NHS

[Rid]

I guessed it's a good thing. Smokers have this sort of pungent smell. When ever they came back to the office after a smoking break, they stink and I just can't concentrate on whatever I'm doing...

[kyrstyi]

i think, gov should create places for smokers...
and restaurants should ban smokers..or maybe they should have a special place for smokers..
haha

[agb7373]

As a nonsmoker, i'm very much pro the ban but, i think it is a little over the top to ban it in private gentleman's clubs where it is very much a tradition...

[Little Freak]

I agree with it. I think, if your going out for a nice family meal and no-one smokes, its only fair that you dont have someone else's smoking air circling you and your familly! :)

[tommonik]

cant wait for the smoking ban to ocme in action! worst thign about going out is coming back smelling of smoke!

[RedChigger]

I learned that numbers of countries had banned smoking, especially at public places.............to me this is a kind of "double standard's wave" whereby the concerned government need a lot of money thro' heavy tax from those smokers. Besides that it seemed (the government) are taking care and concerned about public health. This is f***up a king of double standard.

I am against smoking banned.....(I am non smoker)
The best thing close down the factory. don't produce any kind of smoking medium. divert/change that industry.
Don't be Hippocrates........ Analise the root cause and facts.

TQ ;D

[McLeron]

It is a pretty stupid habit, I don't understand really why anyone would damage themselves in that way. The effects of cigarettes are negligible; you don't even get a high, it's just addictive.

[Peter]

I feel its unlikely to help. Smoking in food pubs and restaurants is banned already, and yet few of them have actually banned smoking, most still ask you if you want to sit in smoking or non when you go in.

[pirateer]

I was in uni at dundee and the scottish had the ban b4 my native Norther ireland and in the comings and goings of me to adn from uni i have to say that the ban on smoking made my nights out with friends a whole lot better. I am asthmatic and while not serious the added burden of cigarette smoke was more annoying than anything, i enjoy a pint and aside from the smell-factor, breathing normally was always an issue.

my gran tried to and failed to quit smoking and frankly, i think if you can, do. Ban or not, smoking is a habit that should be kicked by everyone and i always think of Roy castle, the record breakers guy; never smoked a day in his life and died of lung cancer due to playing his trumpet in clubs and pubs in his earlier life. With a smoking ban in place, passive smoking will also be a thing of the apst, good deal id say.

m@

[McLeron]

I was in uni at dundee and the scottish had the ban b4 my native Norther ireland and in the comings and goings of me to adn from uni i have to say that the ban on smoking made my nights out with friends a whole lot better. I am asthmatic and while not serious the added burden of cigarette smoke was more annoying than anything, i enjoy a pint and aside from the smell-factor, breathing normally was always an issue.

my gran tried to and failed to quit smoking and frankly, i think if you can, do. Ban or not, smoking is a habit that should be kicked by everyone and i always think of Roy castle, the record breakers guy; never smoked a day in his life and died of lung cancer due to playing his trumpet in clubs and pubs in his earlier life. With a smoking ban in place, passive smoking will also be a thing of the apst, good deal id say.

m@


Horror stories like this just further increase the weirdness surrounding cigarette addiction. Or instead of 'weirdness' should I put 'stupidity'?

[craigmanc200]

im quitting and getting patches cos i cant smoke at work

[jeromejerome]

i think its a good idea but im not sure how it will affect pubs and bars. what punishments exist?

[wee_eric]

I think that the smoking ban in the UK is a good thing. Although I am a smoker, I still find it refreshing to go into a pub or a restaurant and have a smoke free environment.

[Andrew]

i think its a good idea but im not sure how it will affect pubs and bars. what punishments exist?


pubs,bar,etc have to stop people smoking or the will get up a ÃÃâ€*’Ãâ€Â*â€℠¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâ€ÂÂ*â€Ã ¢â€žÂ¢ÃƒÆ’Ãâ€*’Âƚ¢Ãƒ¢â€Æ¦Ã‚¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬Ãƒâ€¦à ƒÆ’‚¡ÃÃâ€*’ÆÂ*’âââ €šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãà ƒâ€*’‚ÃÆ ’‚£10'000 fine or the could even lose there lience

[zahid2004]

dats rely good i lyk dis rule in uk cuz i dnt smoke lolzzzz

[chezbutcher]

apparantly instead of coming home from a club and smelling of smoke you'll be smelling really bad of sweat...

[chris247]

this is the best thing the government has done in a long time.
smoking is just silly, and having had cancer myself i dont want it to come back because someone has smoked around me.
I think smoking is stupid, but if people want to do it in their own home, NOT AROUND CHOLDREN, that is fine, but not in public places

[weeman]

I agree, everyone thought it wouldnt work in scotland but it has and the pub is a far better place to visit, Once you get through the cloud at the door!! :D

[bhuda777]

passive smokes a killer >:D
it makes people want to quit ;D
show kids its not normal or good to smoke 8)
old folk are gutted tho >:(

[Oliv3r]

apparantly instead of coming home from a club and smelling of smoke you'll be smelling really bad of sweat...


That's very true but it wasn't only smoke it was smoke and a hint of sweat.

[Gus]

Well, its been that way in Scotland for over a year now, and personally, I think it's great. You can go into restaurants without being met with a cloud of smoke.

[mariamfontaine]

i think its good but i know it is genrally ignored because most of the smokers diagreed with the legislation and i still see poeple smoking in the streets without any concern who sees them

[thrice12]

Best thing ever, i can actually come back home smelling how i went out! :O

[bogy66]

im a smoker but i think its rong but i cant stop i addicted allready

[carpol]

A bit of strong will a you could overcome this addiction, sadly for most people this days is't immposible

[xiras]

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[pan_theon]

I voted yes. Of course everything isn't just black and white, but mostly I feel it's a good idea. Heck, it's just not good for you. But it's your body.....

Here, around Dallas (Texas), there's starting to be more complete bans, except for in your home and your car, let's say. No public places...no outside.

Where I live, our neighbors smoke like a factory, and it continously wafts into our apartment with the door shut tight. They have a big jar, like the big pickles come in outside their door for their butts. Now that makes a fine sight, seeing their 2000 cigarillos. They stand outside, and we have to walk through their toxic cloud to get to our door. I have a son, and I don't want him to have to be around all that. They also have a baby...so one wonders how much of that it breathes. They don't always shut their door when they come outside.

I mean, another thing is...you can't even go bowling as a family without sucking up every airborne chemical there is. You come home, you reak of smoke. They have one day that is "smoke free", but those days are so crowded...and shouldn't that be an indication of what direction to take. The people have spoken.

I'm all about personal freedom, and there are many more issues that plague us a people like pollution from actual factories, cars, and such, and violence, and you could go on and on.

I guess we have to take it one step at a time.

pan

[theroadie]

I think they should outlaw smoking altogether. If it weren't for the fact that nicotine was one of the most addictive drugs in the world and that so many people are addicted to it, it would be banned already. Cigarrettes harm your body much more than the vast majority of illegal drugs, and it would be classed as a Class A drug if not for the addiction. For this reason it should be banned altogether. If it were banned, then smokers would be forced to quit and after a while most people would be much happier and healthier for it. My point is that the matter of mass addiction is one that would be overcome by an outright ban and not one that should get in the way of it.

Unlike most illegal drugs, smoking does not only affect the user, but also those people who inhale the smoke whilst they are in the proximity of the user. With the immense quantity of smokers in the UK (which is at the point where it seems that everyone I meet is a smoker) this is a problem that is difficult at best to escape from. I would say, in fact, that it is an impassable task, even taking into account the smoking ban. Most of the bars close enough to me to go to on a regular basis are often so packed that there is nowhere to stand (never mind sit) other than in the beer gardens/smoking areas so in these times I still come home smelling distinctly of smoke and therefore have inhaled smoke, without smoking myself.

As a doctor, the idea of people willingly partaking in an act that kills themselves is proposterous; and in my opinion, while it appears not, it should seem so to everyone else. When such an act stretches to kill others around them, it becomes unacceptable.

[andypharm]

Personally, I'm glad that the smoking ban is now across the whole of the UK.
Most smokers agree its a filthy habit which affects not only their health, but the health of those around them also.
I actually struggle to remember what clubbing was like with smokers now.
And one good thing is a lot of clubs have hotdog stands at the smokers section outside!!

[Dhaos]

Where I'm from, about a year about there was a smoking ban in all clubs, bars, restaurants and business places. So basically people can only smoke outdoors, in their homes and in their cars. Personally, being a non-smoker, I like it.

[- SwitcH -]

As a smoker from the UK, I can safely say that I strongly disagree with the smoking ban.

[tayara]

the bans a good idea, people shouldnt have to inhale smoke because someone else smokes alot! they should only smoke in the right places so other people dont have to suffer because of it!

[tivz]

man i cant even smoke in my car anymore, i got tazerd last week at a red light because i was smoking.

a joint

[degrass1fan]

I wish they would do that in the states. You don't know how much I hate to walk around with my friend breathing their ciggerette smoke.

[LeetSys]

lmao. i forgot UK people call cigarettes fags

[NetBuggy]

I'm a smoker, and i agree that non-smokers don't have to put up with my smoke.

From what I've read here, it looks like you can't smoke outdoors either. If that is the case, i find that stupid.

Over here in Portugal, the law states that you can't smoke in public and goverment buildings. It also stipulates that you can't smoke in any closed comercial area (bars; restaurants; clubs; clothingstors, etc...) with less than 10m x 10m. You can smoke in areas larger than this if there is a system installed to extract / replace the air inside. As for out doors, you can smoke all you want.

[CrazyDevil]

Sorry to disagree with the majority but i think the smoking ban is terrible. A sensible soloution would be to have a smoking bar within a pub. This way people have the option whether or not they are in a smokey atmosphere.

[thedon6915]

all we need now is a drinking ban and the world will be a better place

[Bouta]

I guess it might help some smokers...indirectly i mean. They will be forced to reduce their consumption. Man! it had come to such extreme measures.

[tmosh]

best law they have brought in, Smoking is a horrible habbit. I can't stand to be around people who smoke?

[Fiori]

Im happy that the smoking ban is in place because it also reduces the amount of people who drink too

[hollywoodtheory]

i think its a good idea.
and its better that they are changing the age to 18 to buy them now as well

[tigeress2k5]

I can't make up my mind whether its a good thing or bad thing!! When i went into family pubs in the day with the kids i wished that it wasnt so smokey for the kids sake. But when out at the pub on the night without kids I do get a bit fed up of
going outside every time I want a cig especially when not so steady on feet lol. But seriously I miss it but the pro's far outweight the cons i suppose. Well theres my two-penneth anywayz.
xx

[suzanne_leer]

i am a smoker and have found the ban brilliant, the people yoiu talk to that you never would have met otherwise is great, not gonna be much fun in winter though.....

[qandox]

as a smoker i was dreading the ban ...however its helping be to cut down and hopefully in the future i will succed in qutting.

before the ban i had given up for 4 months and noticed how much my health had improved, my food tasted better just wish i had continual support from qitters as they only support you for a certain time

[cecilyhope]

Personally, I feel like pub culture is intrinsically tied to smoking culture. The two go hand in hand in my mind... I think it's perfectly fine if some establishments want to designate themselves as non-smoking but I think the overall ban is ridiculous.

[veritas54632]

Let's see, everyone has human rights don't they? Smokers and non-smokers alike have the right to whichever thing might be more important to them. Just as a smoker has the right to smoke, so has the non-smoker the right to clean air. I say, everyone should just accommodate each other. Consideration goes both ways! I'm a smoker, who will always ask in company, depending on the location, whether they mind or not. Non-smokers should also then be considerate about smokers.
Before anyone mentions it: I know for a fact that a lot of smokers don't give a damn, so they should also lighten up, it's their fault things are going in this direction...
Note: The carbon gases from cars are a lot more dangerous than cigarette smoke, sit in a car with the exhaust pumping in, you die in minutes. It takes years to die from "cancer sticks" - if we cant smoke, non-smokers must give up cars!!!

[cpf]

I voted YES.

As a smoker who has unsuccessfully tried to quit a few times I personally wish the whole world would ban smoking. The longest I went was about 14 months, still hate myself for going that long then picking up the habit again :(

[Mad Monica]

Anything that helps me from not going back to smoking is alright by me. I feel so much better now I've given up. Its been over a year now & I'm never going to smoke again. Now its been banned in the UK its so much easier for us reformed non-smokers as its such an evil addictive drug & any old excuse can make you start again.

[lozzaz]

It's the most amazing thing that's happened in a while.....
I no longer have to worry about coughing my lungs up the day after a night out clubbing!!

[Magnetotail]

It means I don't have to wash my clothes as much, which has to be a good thing.

[coquetta_07]

I agree with it. If smokers wanna smoke then they should leave, Its unfair on Non-smokers.


Me too, I agree with it. Such a joy to breathe pure air...

[damianxx666xx]

it's good as urt clothes don't smell of smoke after u leave a club or bar

[Nazap]

I like this idea very much, though I live in Germany, but slowly the ban begins to widen here as well. If someone wants to smoke, she/he should go outside. I have the right to live in a smoke free environment, and smokers should respect that. Unfortunately many Germans don't see this the same way I do.

[Beermachine]

Recently quit smoking after 12 years, but dont want to be a hypocrite and turn into one of those die hard anti smokers. Agree with freedom of choice, a designated smoking area etc. Problem is that it starts with having to go outside, then 20ft away from buildings etc like America which is just wrong IMO.

[pk9448]

i think it's so much better. makes it fair for those who don't smoke!

[Shade]

I don't smoke but smoking should be allowed in some places.

[lolz61]

It's finally nice to go to a club or a pub and come back and then not smell of fags at all! Plus, it's so much better for your health....only problem is - the clubs/pub smell like sick! and stale beer!

[eggy7]

The smoking ban is good, but all places now stink of sweat and B.O

[Deadlyblowfish]

Tobacco is a drug, it yields no benefits, even socially, it's purely harmful. Out with it.

[fantasia20679]

I agree with it. I am a smoker and it doesn't bother me if i have to go outside. If anything i think i smoke alot less now so thats good for me too

[msankadi]

I cant disagree with anyone more. I dont believe so many of you are exploiting smokers just because you are in majority. Yes, it should be banned in public places but there should be smoking zones everywhere. Also, I dont think anybody has given you the responsibility and right to think the better of smokers. Let them decide about there health.

[KartaginA]

i just wish that doesn't happen in my country, though i don't think it will. there is a law against smoking in schools, hospitals, restaurants (i mean, in the kitchen), but nobody cares. it's only followed in firms. kind of sad.

[pk9448]

I cant disagree with anyone more. I dont believe so many of you are exploiting smokers just because you are in majority. Yes, it should be banned in public places but there should be smoking zones everywhere. Also, I dont think anybody has given you the responsibility and right to think the better of smokers. Let them decide about there health.


I'm with u that one. there should be smoking areas which i think they do have designated around. so it's fair both ways for those who do and for those who don't smoke.

[lessthanchris]

best thing to happen in 2007, without a shadow of a doubt!

[impactm2]

The rule has been effective for the last few years in Canada. At first people we not really hapy with it, and not I could not imagine a working environement with smoke.

[Tynesider]

I dont agree with it but it did help to stop me smoking my cigars,I used to like going to my club on a Sat afternoon with a cigar pint of Guinness my newspaper and watch the afternoon football on TV, now I watch the poor sods having to keep going outside in the rain. Miss my cigars tho and would rather smoke than drink.

[freeforever]

Im from the USA and many places are putting restrictions on smoking. I am a ex smoker almost two years ago. I will say that smokers will smoke untill they are ready to quit. So fines wont work. Its great that most are against smoking though. I sure wish it was all done with freedom.

[tangentagent]

I think the public smoking ban is one of the most dramatic steps in terms of public health for many years.

Whether the civil liberties considerations turn out to be well balanced is another matter.

[Bugington]

We've had the ban in Ireland for some time now and as a smoker
I think it sucks.
There's a big wide world out there and surely we can find room for
everyone. Why can't we have smoking and non-smoking bars?

[Qaari]

I'm glad the smoking ban is put in pace. My dad's been smoking non stop for the last 20 years or so.The only good it's done to him is nothing. He's got really bad mood swings, high blood pressure the works. He's having to stay on pills and medicines now for the rest of his life. Avoid smoking and stop while you can!!!

[cowboy54]

yeah but the ban isnt just for those people who frequent the bars, its a major health and safety reason for workers there too. If the government handt brought the ban in, pubs and clubs at some stage would be forced by their workers to bring similar in

[Djtidus]

Smoking is a horrible habit just try kissing a girl who smokes its horrible.

[aznjosh]

cigarettes should be banned. weed should be legalized. my2c

[darkace]

well for one i don't live in the UK so it doesn't bother me either way. Second I don't smoke.

[robuwobu]

always a fan of fewer places to smoke

[flutterbytash]

The whole thing stinks if you ask me!!! Who is the government to tell us whether we can smoke or not!!! It should be our choice. There should be smoking venues and non-smoking venues. Once they take away our freedom of choice... whats left...

[Bugington]

The whole thing stinks if you ask me!!! Who is the government to tell us whether we can smoke or not!!! It should be our choice. There should be smoking venues and non-smoking venues. Once they take away our freedom of choice... whats left...


Well said. Flutterbytash.
Next it'll be: No Drinking.
Then: No coffee.
Then: Salute! Here is the _____________ (President, Prime Minister, Taoiseach )
(Complete as appropriate)

[massiah9041]

The thing about coffee and drinking (in moderation) is that they dont directly affect the well being of the person in the same room as you

[warskid]

I'm a non-smoker, but what I believe is that - to start smoking is a choice even though some may say it's a bad choice, but it's a choice people are free to choose. If smoking is harmful, then so is driving! Shouldn't we just get a "licence to smoke" ? To stop smoking may not be as easy for some as might be for others. If you were to ban something like smoking, in my opinion, you must also subsidise the treatment for those who are trying to get off it. That would only be fair. To sum it all up, it has to be this - "Start smoking when you WANT, then stop smoking when you CAN."
regards.

[sterclick10101]

1st i don't smoke
2nd i hate standing behind someone who's smoking. i take all the smoke and my clothes smell like i smoked

but i don't agree with a total ban. maybe they should have some restrictions as to where people can smoke or other rules that won't totally ban smoking. people find pleasure in smoking and without the will to give it up, even if a ban is to be implemented, people will just find a way around that ban.

[fry010]

I think it is a great idea, and hopefully eventually noone will smoke anymore!

[takoma]

Smoking is bad for one's health. Ban on smoking = better for your health in one regard.

[dazzak]

For the ban, against non-smokers' snotty attitude.

[shelbflaco]

No smoking in workplaces or bars, clubs pubs in NZ... Its fantasitc....lovin it.

[elaiine]

Its kinda harsh on smokers but the benefits really are great.
No second-hand smoke and lesser lun cancer patients, I'm for it.
Besides, I can't stand walking on a street and suddenly having smoke in your face.

[Maksi]

1st i don't smoke
2nd i hate standing behind someone who's smoking. i take all the smoke and my clothes smell like i smoked

but i don't agree with a total ban. maybe they should have some restrictions as to where people can smoke or other rules that won't totally ban smoking. people find pleasure in smoking and without the will to give it up, even if a ban is to be implemented, people will just find a way around that ban.


I agree.
I don't disturb a smoking people with my non-smoking behaviour. But I don't want to breath in his smoke.

[pk123456]

I think its a good thing to ban in public places...Because its not fair for non-smokers to bear the cigarette smoke next to them!

[TsubasaKen]

I think its a good thing to ban in public places...Because its not fair for non-smokers to bear the cigarette smoke next to them!


I agree. I don't think it should be personally banned, but I think it's right to stop smoking in public places.

[Violetpoet]

Seeing this issue and being a pretty heavy struggling smoker as well, I have to say that I wish cigarettes didnt exist. I dont think that any smoker in their full senses actually enjoy smoking and think its good for them. In fact I think that most smokers wonder why the hell they even started in the first place. If any of you other fellow smokers here really think about it, did that first smoke or the few first smokes taste really good for you? My whole family is smoking and I have lots of friends that smoke too, yet none of them really wants to smoke, but they are too weak to quit. Most smokers I think, pretty much just remember the first smoke they take in the day, perhaps also after a meal or before bed, but the ones in between they often forget, because its a habit and they dont think about it unless there is some annoying person nagging on them all the time.
I really hope there would be a world wide ban on smokes, its not a matter of freedom if one can smoke or not, its a matter of stupidity, and yes sir and maam, Im stupid as hell cause I started it and now I have hellish problems quitting.

Anyways, thats just my opinion and Im sure that many people have different opinions and I respect that.

Peace

[henning123]

Im a smoker too. I agree its bad for your health. Im my country its bannned in public places, or at least thepublic places have to make provission for smokers. I will always go and sit in the non smoking area cause the air is cleaner and not so stuffy there. I sometimes wiched that i never started, but to kick the habbit isn't as easy as saying 1,2,3. If i dont smoke, i get very iritated and my hands always want to do something. Yes, it keeps the hands busy, and calm the nerves, but there are a lot of other ways to acomplish that two goals.

[geniusazr]

we got the smoking ban in Australia around the same time. now whenever you go out place just smell of vomit and b.o.

[mahzam]

im a passive one.that great,will spend some money and our healthy.isn't right.

[d1bble]

The smoking ban was awful when introduced in Canada. I remember standing out in the street smoking a Cuban and having to chuck it as i couldnt have last 2hrs in -40 in the wind chill.

[aizat2306]

voted yes.. non-smokers dnt smoke for a reason.. that is we cnt stand the smoke.. 2nd hand smoke is worst than the 1st one..
pity us..

[mahzam]

http://bp0.blogger.com/_ZHURQcKqEfE/Ro6AYNIsmoI/AAAAAAAAAAY/CpqNmQ_pNPI/s320/coffin.GIF

that it's motivated pic for smokers.

[skachild]

yes.. although im a smoker but i do agree with the ban... it should be done all over the world... so that i can follow the rules as a guide line to stop smoking.. hehe...

[aizat2306]

you smoke?? ish3..
hehehe
saudi arabia ban smoking, cigarate importing.. i love that country.

[ensomnia]

I personally think it's annoyinh that the government is putting the ban, I don't like anyone telling me what to do, and smoking ban is getting a bit personal - I mean why ban all the places??

On the other hand, it has signifficantly reduced my smoking - I'm down to from a pack to 4-5 a day.

I still don't think it's right!

[aizat2306]

smoking is basically suicide; slowly that is..
u cnt get an organ, ur lungs will rot, increase the chance of cancer and many more.

[Rakesh1987]

Its very good. Anything to keep the smoke away!

[mahzam]

gov should make a campaign first, after that increase the duty,
then make anyone hate cigarette's by show the side effect for self and people
around.

[GeorgeKaplan]

@ensomnia - smoking is personal is you keep all the smoke to yourself but almost all smokers i know exhale after a while.

Has been in Dublin for a few years and some pubs are great without it and so kinda miss it in a way. Clubs defo miss out big time. They should have special licences for some boozers to allow smoking cos having the choice would be ideal.

[mrfet]

personally i love it it give you an indication how busy a bar or club is

[finalazy84]

gov should make a campaign first, after that increase the duty,
then make anyone hate cigarette's by show the side effect for self and people
around.
..
hehehe im also a smoker...as long as i follow the no smoking rule...i dont care....even the gov did alot of campaign,it still not working...just look at the price of a pack of cigarette now...n look how many people smoke...even kids are smoking rite now...gosh...thats scarry...i should stop smoking... :26: :38:

[mythspell]

Well, whether you agree with the ban or not, I think everyone knew it was only a matter of time anyway.

[Tanabe]

There doing this in different states in the US. Where I live you have to be twenty feet away from a public building entrance.

That whole thing about second hand smoke being more dangerous than first hand smoking is just a lie. And anyone who believes it is retarded. And if it is true then don't walk on the streets or leave your house because cars exhale more smoke than smokers do.

[dxdx]

i'm ok with that and think it is good for all
for non smokers,but for snokers also

[Juni0r]

A ban sounds like a good thing. When other people smoke, it kills my insides. Ultimately, if it could be rid of all-together, I'd be a very happy person. Although there might be a Smoker's Prohibition-type thing. (The Alcohol Prohibition in the US didn't go off too well...)

[eksray]

I wish the rest of the world would ban it too. I know it's difficult if you are a smoker (been there), but in the end it is better.

[greenarmysam]

Whilst we're at it lets ban alcohol, fatty foods and cars. Makes me laugh how righteous non smokers get about smoking

[ins3]

Promotes better public health... reduces burden on NHS... decreases govt' spending...

[roulettesounds]

Decrease as much government spending as you like... but if you have hundreds of thousands of people coming into the country and claiming benefits, it doesnt matter a great deal. Ironically thats more of an easier situation to sort out that a smoking ban.

[scoobysnack]

smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body and it should be banned

[pagey098]

big fan of the ban its simply bad for u so anything stopping people from doing it is ok in my book

[mahzam]

are u think that smoking is one factor of global warming?
if not we should ban the factory that can cause global warming first.
its very dangerous than smoking affect.

[Kuruska]

I think it's a great idea. I'm a non-smoker myself and can't stand it if someone smokes near people, all the health risks of 2nd hand smoking will start running through my head and I'll be sort of frowning at the smoker. Smokers should stay away from other non-smokers when they smoke.

[danieldel]

it certainly makes it weasier to stop smoking as there is less temption but i'm really surprised the govt were allowed to pushthe law through

[MicScofield]

I've been in London for few months and it's great!

And now it's the same in France. One word: perfect :)

[danieldel]

aynone found that a clubs/gigs you can smell what everyones had for dinner now that there's no smoke to hide the smell?

i reckon smokers we're providing a fair service

[Kyukaya]

It has just been applied in France and i'm really happy about it...
I'm a non-smoker, and when I when back home after a night in a bar, I needed to get a shower and clean all my clothes to get rid of this awful smell!!
plus, after a while I needed to go out to get some fresh air as i started to cough...

I can understand that it's not so nice for smokers who now have to stay out with rain and cold to get their fag... but I was a bit tired of having to support bad effects of letting people smoking in public areas, when I choose to not be a smoker...

[Mofrad]

im a smoker, (bad me), but i know my local has lost alot of trade due to the smoking ban, so i think pubs and maybe clubs should be able to apply for a smoking licence, so we can have smoking and non smoking pubs, so people can make the choise

[finalazy84]

are u think that smoking is one factor of global warming?
if not we should ban the factory that can cause global warming first.
its very dangerous than smoking affect.

yup i second that...i think the government here making lots of profits from the smoker...thats y they didnt ban it completely....they just rising the price....

[danieldel]

im a smoker, (bad me)


yeah careful dude, smokers are the new paedos, you'll have lynch mobs at your door by the end of the year